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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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