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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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