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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies 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 educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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