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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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