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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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