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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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