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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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