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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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