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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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