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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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