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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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