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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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