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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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