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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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