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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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