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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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