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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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