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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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