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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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