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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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