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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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