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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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