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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure 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 MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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