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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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