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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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