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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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