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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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