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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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