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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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