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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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