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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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