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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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