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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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