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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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