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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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