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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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