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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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