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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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