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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. 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. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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