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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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