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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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