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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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