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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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