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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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