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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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