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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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