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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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