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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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