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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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