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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different 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 educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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