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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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