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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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