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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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