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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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