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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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