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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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