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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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