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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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