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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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