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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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