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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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