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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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