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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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