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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also researches 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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