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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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