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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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