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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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