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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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