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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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