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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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