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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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