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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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