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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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