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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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