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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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