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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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