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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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