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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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