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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major 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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