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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions 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 participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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