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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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