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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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