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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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