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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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