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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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