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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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