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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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