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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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