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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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