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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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