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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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