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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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