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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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