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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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