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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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