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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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