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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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