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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines 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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