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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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