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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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