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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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