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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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