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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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