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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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