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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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