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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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