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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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