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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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