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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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