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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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