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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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