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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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