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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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