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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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