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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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