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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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