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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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