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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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