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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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