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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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