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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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