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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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