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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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