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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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