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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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