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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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