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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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