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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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