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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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