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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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