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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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