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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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