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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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