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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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