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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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