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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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