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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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