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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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