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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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