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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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