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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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