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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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