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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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