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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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