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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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