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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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