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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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