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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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