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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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