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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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