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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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