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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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