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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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