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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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