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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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