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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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