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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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