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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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