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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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