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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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