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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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