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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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