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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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