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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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