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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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