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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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