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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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