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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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