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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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