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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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