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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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