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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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