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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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