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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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