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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major 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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