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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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