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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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