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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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