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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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