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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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