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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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