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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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