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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important 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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