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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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