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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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