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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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