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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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