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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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