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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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