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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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