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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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