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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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