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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the 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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