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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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