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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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