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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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