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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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