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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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