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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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