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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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