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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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