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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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