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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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