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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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