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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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