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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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