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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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