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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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