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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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