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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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