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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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