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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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