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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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