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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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