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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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