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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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