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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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