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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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