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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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