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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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