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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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