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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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