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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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