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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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