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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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