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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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