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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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