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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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