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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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