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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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