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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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