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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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