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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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