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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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