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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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