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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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