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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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