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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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