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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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