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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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