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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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