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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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