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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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