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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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