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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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