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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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