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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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