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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major 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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