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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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