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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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