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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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