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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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