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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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