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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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