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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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