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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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