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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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