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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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