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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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