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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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