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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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