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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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