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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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