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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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