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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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