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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different 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 stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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