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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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