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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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