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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire 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 amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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