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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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