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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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