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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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