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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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