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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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