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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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