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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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