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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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