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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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