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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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