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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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