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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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