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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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