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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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