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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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