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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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