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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. 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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