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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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