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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models 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 in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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