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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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