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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models 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 stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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