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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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