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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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