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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key 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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