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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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