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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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