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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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