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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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