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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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