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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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