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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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