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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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