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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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