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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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