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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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