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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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