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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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