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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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