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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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