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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about 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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