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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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