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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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