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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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