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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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