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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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