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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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