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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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