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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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