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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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