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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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