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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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