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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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