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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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