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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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