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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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