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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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