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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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