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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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