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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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