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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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