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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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