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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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