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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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