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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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