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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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