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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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