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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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