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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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