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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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