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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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