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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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