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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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