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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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