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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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