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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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