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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers 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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