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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources