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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses 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. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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