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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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