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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions 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 institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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