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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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