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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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