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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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