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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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