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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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