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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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