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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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