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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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