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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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