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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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