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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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