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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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