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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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