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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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