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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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