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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews 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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