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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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