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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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