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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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