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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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