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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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