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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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