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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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