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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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