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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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