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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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