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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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