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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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