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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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