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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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