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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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