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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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