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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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