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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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