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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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