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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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