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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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