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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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