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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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