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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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