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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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