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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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