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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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