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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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