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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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