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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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