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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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