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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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