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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies 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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