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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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