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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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