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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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