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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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