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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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