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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different 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 institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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