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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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