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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum 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 education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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