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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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