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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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