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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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