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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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