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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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