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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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