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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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