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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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