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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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