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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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