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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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