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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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