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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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