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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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