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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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