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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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