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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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