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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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