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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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