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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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