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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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