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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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