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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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