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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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