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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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