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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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