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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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