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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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