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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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