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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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