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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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