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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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