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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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