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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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