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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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