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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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