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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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