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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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