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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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