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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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