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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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