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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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