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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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