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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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