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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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