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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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