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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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