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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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