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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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