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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews 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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