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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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