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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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