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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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