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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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