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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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