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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses 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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