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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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