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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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