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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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