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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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