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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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