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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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