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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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