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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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