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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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