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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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