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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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