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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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