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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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