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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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