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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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