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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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