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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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