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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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