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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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