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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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