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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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