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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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