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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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