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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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