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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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