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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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