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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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