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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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