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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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