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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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