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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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