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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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