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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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