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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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