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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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