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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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