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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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