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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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