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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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