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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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