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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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