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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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