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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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