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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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