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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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