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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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