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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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