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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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