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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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