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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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